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Creative Sound BlasterX G6 7.1 HD Gaming DAC and External USB Sound Card Review

Audio/Others by stefan @ 2018-09-15

The latest Sound BlasterX G6 DAC and external sound card is very flexible in terms of supported platforms, but also features important upgrades over the G5. We do have now a future-proof 32-bit/384kHz, 130dB DAC that is combined with separate amplification for each channel, marketed as Xamp. The amplifier supports up to 600 ohm headphones and with the G6 we also have now Dolby Digital Decoding. Scout Mode was been introduced quite some time ago and applies certain filters in-game, for hearing more clearly footsteps, weapons and should give you an advantage. For easy operation, we do also have a hardware button for Scout Mode, but also for switching between different preset profiles or for choosing the amplification.

A Closer Look Contd.

The Quick Guide is pretty through, in multiple languages and shows the installation procedure for both consoles and PC:

The G6 does feature a compact chassis (111 x 70 x 24 mm) and only weights about 144 grams; and features a virtual 7.1 32-bit/384kHz, 130dB DAC. As other high-end products from Creative, we are seeing again the Xamp Discrete Headphone Amplification implementation that allows individual amplification for each cup. Xamp allows us this way to enjoy detailed audio on the whole frequency spectrum (it also depends on the quality of the drivers we are using with it). As a plus versus the previous version we are getting Dolby Digital decoding and some more useful features such as game-voice volume balancing, Scout Mode, along with the usual Sound Blaster sound enhancement tech:

In the frontal area of the unit, we do have the audio wheel that allows the user to control the audio volume but also the microphone volume (while LED for the audio output, red LED for the microphone), but also gold-plated jacks for the microphone and headphones:

On the side, we will find dedicated buttons for Scout Mode, SBX (for switching between profiles) but also a gain selection switch; the currently selected Dolby Audio mode is shown via a 3-LED display:

In the back of the Sound BlasterX G6 sound card, we can find the analog/digital (optical) Line In/Out jacks, but also the USB connector for powering the device; the Line Out jack can be plugged into amplifiers or active speakers:

The other G6 side does house the product power rating, along with logos of the supported standards:

The bottom layer of the sound card features rubber, so the product won’t slip on the surface we will use it onto:

After we have plugged the Sound BlasterX G6 to a spare USB port, the LED indicators lighted up right away; the card does also include a top X logo, which features RGB and can be configured via the Sound Blaster Connect 2 software:

Depending on the volume levels, the frontal LED lighting will also differ in terms of intensity:

Here is also how the status LEDs do look on the side of the unit:

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